Hilton Head Island, SC is a ritzy enclave with exacting planning standards. Overt signs of commerce are frowned upon. After all, the Yankees who troll its shores and explore its golf courses, toiled mightily to leave all that sordidness behind. Which brings us to Island Packet columnist, David Lauderdale, and his piece today on Cracker Barrel closing up shop locally (and the problems they faced 19 years ago in front …
Any Motor City AdPulpers Out There?
I'm taking a new ad gig in Detroit. Just wondering if we have any faithful (or unfaithful) readers up there. Drop me a line if you're there, at [email protected]. Thanks! …
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Sexually Explicit Double Entendre
In the sexually repressed North American nation where I reside, alcohol advertisements can not make claims that one's sexual attractiveness or performance will be heightened by the selection of the correct beer, wine or spirit. Apparently, Japan has no such controls. Witness this Ogilvy Japan ad for Corona: In case you missed it, the copy says, "Grind it in deeper." [via Hidden Persuader] …
Tell It To The Machine
Human beings hungry for rapidly made imitation Mexican food, must be computer literate to place an order*. Courtesy of Flickr user, "maju6406." *at participating locations, offer not valid via email [via Random Culture] …
IT Managers Prepare For Doomsday Scenario
Computer security (to say nothing of Armegeddon) is not exactly a humorous topic, but Fortify Software manages to make it so in this new effort from Hanft Raboy. Of course, the pitch is meant to be serious, but the weighty nature of the topic is delivered with pithy copy like this: 6 Hours from Now An unholy war is unleashed on the world. The computers now rule, and we are all slaves. The campaign will run in CSO, …
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Moosehead Lost Its Head
From The Chronicle Herald: Following complaints from a feminist group and incensed customers, New Brunswick’s Moosehead Breweries has pulled an ad that implied women should speak no more than 50 words a day. The ad, which appeared in The Onion, a U.S.-based satirical magazine, read: "The average woman speaks 10,000 words in a day. Roughly 9,950 too many." The brewery, based in Saint John, N.B., has pledged to …
AOL Plays Catch Up
USA TODAY reports on AOL's efforts to keep pace with its fleet footed rivals. This week, AOL begins integrating video search from Truveo, which it bought in December. The big push will come in mid-March, when 14,000 Warner Bros.-owned classic TV shows become available on AOL for free, supported by ads, as part of its new In2TV service. AOL's No. 1 instant-messaging service — AIM — has 43 million active users. AOL …
Radio Shack To Close A Bunch Of Shacks
I'll admit I have a soft spot in my heart for Radio Shack. I used to be the king of radio and cassette "Y" adapters. My grandfather was a loyal member of the free battery club. So it pains me, a bit, to read this story from the AP: Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. on Friday said fourth-quarter earnings dropped 62 percent and said it plans to close 400 to 700 underperforming stores and distribution centers in …
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